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First Record of a Jawfish, Opistognathus hongkongiensis (Opistognathidae: Perciformes) from Korea  

Park, Jeong-Ho (Fisheries Resources Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Kim, Jin Koo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Choi, Jung Hwa (Fisheries Resources Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Choi, Young Min (Fisheries Resources Research Team, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.20, no.1, 2008 , pp. 74-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
Three juvenile specimens (38.8~51.5 mm SL) of the opistognathid fish, Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan were collected off the Jeju Island, southern Korea. O. hongkongiensis is characterized by having a large mouth, dark brown vertical bands on sides, and yellow dorsal fin without a black blotch. We described it as the first record to Korean fish fauna, and proposed the new Korean name, "Jul-hu-ak-chi" for this species.
Keywords
Opistognathus hongkongiensis; Opistognathidae; first record;
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